FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Department of Music at The City College (CCNY) of the City University of New York (CUNY) invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor of Jazz Studies.

The Department of Music, founded in 1947, has a long and successful tradition of teaching both classical and jazz to a high achieving student population that comes to us from all over the world. Since 1978 we are the leading jazz educators in the CUNY system and offer a comprehensive sixty-four-credit BFA degree. We also offer an equally comprehensive BFA degree in music and audio technology. Our faculty members are all active performers, composers, theorists, or musicologists and we pride ourselves on the congeniality of our mutually supportive work environment.

Responsibilities may include:
- Teach a variety of jazz related courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Courses may include ensembles, improvisation, harmony, and repertoire.
- Maintain an active performance or composition career.
- Perform with faculty jazz ensemble.
- Serve on departmental committees and help contribute to the administration of the jazz programs.
- Attend auditions and juries.
- Attend and participate in the annual CUNY Jazz Festival.
- Contribute to growth of the jazz program through recruiting and outreach.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Instrumentalist with a high level of professional accomplishment and international recognition
- College/university teaching experience
- Terminal degree (PhD or Master's) and/or equivalent experience and achievements required.